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Sphaeropontiidae

Demospongiae - Agelasida - Sphaeropontiidae

Subtaxa
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by M. Clapham (authorized by D. Bottjer) on 2006-10-06

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2004Sphaeropontiidae Finks et al.
2015Sphaeropontiidae Senowbari-Daryan and Rigby p. 393

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classDemospongiae(Sollas 1875)
RankNameAuthor
orderAgelasidaVerrill 1907
familySphaeropontiidae
familySphaeropontiidae

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Fm. †Sphaeropontiidae Finks et al. 2004
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G. †Sphaeropontia Rigby and Senowbari-Daryan 1996
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Sphaeropontia regulara Rigby and Senowbari-Daryan 1996
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteo
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yeso
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Reproduction: oviparouso
Created: 2007-09-07 05:16:14
Modified: 2009-05-09 20:07:15
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Whittington et al. 1997, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Wordian or 266.90000 to 264.28000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Wordian266.9 - 264.28Tunisia (Madanin) Sphaeropontia regulara (42072)